Coin-holder.



J. U. WAUGH.

\ COIN HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 27, 1914.

Patented Oct. 13, 1914.

JESSE'G. WAUGH," OF ST. PAUL, MINNESOTA.

COIN-HOLDER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed June 27, 1914. Serial No. 847,778.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Jnssn C. WAUGH, citizen of the United States, residing at St. Paul, in the county of Ramsey and State of Minnesota, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Coin-Holders; and

, 1 do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to improvements in coin holders of thattype designed for application to ladies hand bags, such as shopping bags, vanity bags and the like, and is particularly concerned with the construction of holder forming the subject of an application for Letters Patent of the United States filed by me under date of March 26, 1914, Serial No. 827,321.

The object of the present invention is to simplify the coin holder covered by the application aforesaid, and at the same time to improve its general construction whereby to increase its durability and also decrease the cost of its manufacture.

Having this general object in view, and others which will appear as the nature of the improvements is better understood, the invention consists substantially in the novel construction, combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings and pointed out in the appendedclaims.

In the drawingsFigure 1 is a perspective view of a hand bag in open'position and equipped with a coin holder constructed in accordance with the present invention. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view of the coin holder. Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional view on line 3-3, 2. Fig. 4 is a similar view, on an enlarged scale, on the line 4-4, Fig. 2.

Fig. 5 is a detail perspective view of the yieldable detent for restraining outward movement of the coins.

Referring now in detail to the accompanying drawings, the numeral 10 designates the body of a hand bag, shown in the present instance, as a vanity bag, and including the frame members 11 hingedly connected together, as at 12, and between which members is disposed an intermediate leaf member 13. The member 13 carries a mirror, and

said member 13 is hingedly connected at the point 12, with the members .11 in the ordinary manner. It is to distinctly understood, however, that the construction of the bag s lmmaterial, and. that form illustrated herein is merely to disclose one of the adaptations of the present invention.

The improved coin holder includesachutelike receptacle 15, the cross-sectional contour thereof being clearly illustrated in Figs. 3 and 4, and by referring to these views it will be noted that the receptacle 15 is of narrow .5

series relation mentioned, and said body is disposed in the frame 13, the latter serving to close one end of said body but while the other or open end of the body 16 projects through an opening at the other side of. the

frame member 13, and this positions the open end of the body at the exterior of thebag to permit access to be had to the interior of said bag. The receptacle 15 is fixedly connected to the frame member 13 preferably by rivets'17 and 18, and the coin holder is thus carried by the intermediate leaf member 13,-but it is to be distinctly understood that the application of the coin holder is not to be restricted to this intermediate leaf member, but it maybe applied to either of.

the frame members 11, or it may be positioned' at any other desired point in the bag structure.

At the bottom of the body 16 a longitudinal slot 19 is formed between the walls of said body, and said walls below said slot 19 are enlarged in order to form a tubular guide 20, the cross-sectional contour of which is preferably circular. This guide 20 is closed at its ends by means of-suitable plugs 21, and mounted within the gulde 20 is a follower 22 between which and the plug 21 which is most remote from the mouth of V the body 16 is arranged a suitable spring 23,

the latter being preferably of helical form. 19

The spring 23, therefore, normally urges the follower 22 toward the open end of the body 16, and said follower '22 carries an upwardly-extending arm 24 which projects through the slot 1? and into the interior of the body 16 to a point substantially therewithin. The forward edgeof the arm 24,"

or that edge which is nearest to the open mouth of the body 16, is inclined, as at 25,

and the innermost coin introduced into the,

receptacle abuts against said edge. By reason of this relation pressure. of the spring" Patented Oct. 1 3, 1914.

23 is exerted. upon the coins through the arm 24,- and this pressure causes the coins to be forcibly ejected from the receptacle 16 in the manner hereinafter to be described.

For the purpose of restraining outward movement of the coins,.and at the same time to hold the outermost coin in the mouth of the body 16, and thus in a position to be conveniently grasped for removal, a yielding detent 26 is employed. This detent is in the form of a leaf spring, the outer end of the detent, being enlarged to form an engaging head 27, and this head is projected into the mouth of the body 16, and is directly in the path of movement of the coins. The body portion of the detent 26 is received by aholding sleeve 28, this sleeve being formed by suitably bending the side walls of the body 16 below the tubular guide 20, and at the end of said guide which is next to the open mouth of the body 16. With the detent 26 located within the sleeve 28, it is apparent that the outer end of said detent will readily yield, both in the introduction of the coins to the interior of the receptacle, and in their removal therefrom,

but the normal position of the engaging head 27 of the detent'is in contact with the outermost coin in order to restrain its removal fromv the receptacle until suflicient pressure has been applied to the coin to effect such removal Each side wall of the body 16, at the month end of the latter and adjacent to the slot 19 has a depending lug 29, these lugs being spaced apart in order to receive the outer end of the detent 26, and it is through these lugs 29 thatthe rivets 18 is passed to hold the body 16 in the adjacent portion of the intermediate leaf member 13. These lugs 29 serve to support a closure cap 30, the lower ends of the sides of said closure cap being hingedly connected to the lugs 29 by a suitable pivot 31. The cap 30 is of such dimensions as to inclose the outer end or mouth of the body 16.; as shown by dotted lines in Fig. 2, and for holding the cap 30 in either of its open orclosed positions a leaf spring 32 is also arranged in the holding sleeve 28, the outer end of said spring bearing against the lower end of the cap 30, and thus exerting its pressure to hold said cap 30 ineither of the positions mentioned. It is obvious that the detent 26 and the spring 32 will be retained in the sleeve 28 by suitable means, which may either be by solder, or rivets, or other suitable expedient.

To afi'ord convenience in removing the outermost "coin, each side wall of the body 16, at the mouth end of the latter, is cutaway, as at 33, thereby permitting a portion of the coin to project sufficiently beyond the mouth of the body 16 to be readily grasped by the fingers, and for the purpose of guiding the coins, when introducing the latter into the body 16, each side wall of the body 16 is also provided at the upper edge of the mouth, with an outwardly-extending projection 34. These projections are opposite each other, and spaced apart so that the coin may be first inserted therebetween, and with the edge of the coin resting upon the engaging head 27 of the detent, it is evident that inward pressure on the coin will cause the detent'to yield downwardly, thereby admitting the coin to the interior of the body 16. The first coin so introduced will contact with the inclined edge 25 of the arm 24, the latter obviously being positioned under expansionof the spring 23 in closed proximity to the mouth of the body 16, and when such contact takes place the pressure exerted on the coin acts directly on the inclined edge 25, and thereby forces the follower'22 in a direct line away from the mouth of the body 16, thereby preventing binding of the follower within the tubular guide 20. I

In the use of the hereindescribed coin holder, assuming that the same is empty, and the coins are to be introduced within the same, each coin is separately entered in the mouth of the body 16 in the manner just above described. After the first coin has been so introduced, it will be apparent that the succeeding coins will force the follower 22 farther along the guide 20 in the direction of the closed end of the body 16, but each coin is held against outward displacement by contact of the engaging head 27 of the detent 26 with such coin. After the receptacle has been filled, the cap 30 is swung to closed position. and this effectually conceals the projecting portion of the outermost coin. To remove such coins as may be desired from the holder, the cap 30 is swung to its open position as illustrated in Figs. 1 and 2, and by then grasping the projecting portion of the outermost coin, and exerting outward pull on the same, the detent 26 is caused to yield, and thus permits the coin to be withdrawn. Immediately, however, upon removal of the outermost coin. the engaging head 27 moves back into the path with the next adjacent coin, which latter is caused to advance into the mouth of the receptacle by pressure of the spring 28 exerted upon the follower 22 and the arm 24.

lit

niiaaao tion, a receptacle having an open end for receiving and delivering coins, means to hold coins therein, a guide associated with said receptacle and communicating with the latter throughout its length, a follower common to and movable in said receptacle and guide, and means in said guide to cause the follower to force the coins in said receptacle toward said open end.

2. A coin holder, comprising in combination, a coin receptacle having a delivery end, means at said delivery end for holding the coins therein, a guide associated with said receptacle, a follower having a slide in said guide and an arm in said receptacle to bear on coins in the latter, and means in said guide bearing on said slide to force said arm into ejecting contact with said coins.

3. A coin holder, comprising in combination, a coin receptacle having a delivery end, means for holding coins in said delivery end, a guide associated with said r ceptacle and communicating therewith throughout its length, a follower having a slide in said guide and an arm in said receptacle to bear on coins in the latter, and means in said guide bearing on said slide to force said arm into ejecting contact with said coins.

d:- A coin holder, comprising areoeptac-le having an open end and provided with a longitudinal slot at one of its edges, a sleeve associated with said receptacle and connect ing with said slot, a follower arranged within said sleeve, an arm carried by said follower and projecting through said slot for engagement with the innermost coin edge, means for actuating said follower to move the coins into the mouth of said receptacle, and a yielding detent also associated with 7 said receptacle and projecting into the open end thereof for engagement withthe innermost coin edge, whereby to restrain outward movement of the coins.

5. A coin holder, comprising a receptacle having an open end and provided in meet its edges with a longitudinal slot, a tubular guide associated with said receptacle and connecting with said slot, a follower arranged in said guide, an arm carried by said follower and projecting into said receptacle for engagement with the innermost coin edge, the coin-engaging edge of said arm being inclined, means for actuating said follower to move the latter toward the open end of said receptacle, and means associatedwith the open end of said receptacle for restraining outward movemerit of the guide.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature, in the presence of two witnesses.

JESSE O. WAUGH.

Witnesses:

A. M. PARK Ns, WM. N. CROMWELL. 

